British actress Emilia Clarke recently took a hot lap around the Silverstone International Circuit with McLaren's Formula E driver Sam Bird. She was excited to be in the passenger's seat as the British racer drove a McLaren 750S hypercar around the prestigious track.
Over the years, F1 offers hot laps to VIP spectators during the race weekend. These are sponsored by Pirelli Motorsport, who are the sport's official tire provider. Most hot laps are performed by McLaren and Mercedes F1 teams. In the past, several celebrities like Gordon Ramsey, Ed Sheeran, Jimmy Butler, Tre Cool, among others, have taken a hot lap with trained drivers around various circuits.
The 2024 F1 British GP was graced by Game Of Thrones web-series superstar, Emilia Clarke. She was seen in both Ferrari and McLaren garages during the British GP. During the race weekend, she got to do a hot lap with the British team. She sat in the passenger's seat of a 750S, while Formula E driver Sam Bird drove aggressively around the Silverstone circuit.
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The $20,000,000-worth star was screaming and beaming during the entire lap. While some would want the hot lap to stop, she was enjoying the thrill. She thought that the car would flip on its side during corners, simply because of the amount of G-forces she felt. She also added that she understands why racing could be addictive to someone.
Game Of Thrones' superstar says her iconic dialogue while in McLaren's garage during the 2024 F1 British GP
Game Of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke spoke her iconic dialogue from the series when she was with McLaren. The social media department of the team combined her dialogue clip with their F1 car, MCL38's engine firing up in their garage.
During the British GP, Emilia Clarke was a guest in both Ferrari and McLaren garages. After chatting with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, she arrived at the British team's garage and was featured in a short clip for their social media handles.
When the clip went live, fans requested that she say her famous dialogue, Dracarys, and then the MCL38's engine should fire up.
The team's social media staff was quick to notice the comment and fulfilled the fans' wishes. Their official Instagram handle then posted another video of Emilia Clarke saying Dracarys, which was followed by a clip of the MCL38's engine starting and driving out of its garage.
Apart from Game of Thrones, Clarke has acted in several other films and TV series like Me Before You, Terminator Genisys, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Last Christmas, and more.